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Thursday, April 24, 2025

Theatrical Rights Worldwide acquires licensing rights to ‘Swept Away’ by Michael Abourizk

The maritime-set Avett Brothers musical bowed on Broadway in 2024.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:42PM

Harvey Fierstein to receive 2025 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement by Michael Abourizk

The 78th annual Tony Awards ceremony will be held on June 8.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:06PM

Exclusive: Items from Broadway’s ‘Dead Outlaw’ to be inducted into the Library of Congress by Michael Abourizk

The new musical by Itamar Moses, David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna will open on April 27.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:30AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Ramin Karimloo will lead industry presentation of Rupert Hands-helmed musical ‘Roam’ by Michael Abourizk

The new musical features a score by Alexander Sage Oyen and a book by Michael Dovid.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:03PM

Carly Rae Jepsen and Ethan Gruska to write score for stage adaptation of ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ by Michael Abourizk

Lena Dunham and Jessica Huang will write the book for the new musical.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:39PM

Nominations announced for 2025 Drama League Awards by Michael Abourizk

The honors, which recognize both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, will be celebrated at a ceremony in May.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:12AM
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Grosses analysis: Broadway welcomes highest number of admissions since 2018 by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending April 20, the 40 currently running productions grossed $50,874,940.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:00PM

Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce to announce 2025 Tony Award nominations by Michael Abourizk

Nominations for the 78th annual Tony Awards will be revealed on May 1.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:52PM

New app StagePlay will offer live stage performances on mixed-reality headsets by Michael Abourizk

The inaugural offering will be a live capture of Off-Broadway’s ‘Blue Man Group.’

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:09AM
Monday, April 21, 2025

Joey Fatone will host a sing-along at Broadway’s ‘& Juliet’ by Michael Abourizk

This is the fourth event of its kind offered by the 2023 Best Musical Tony Award nominee.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:42PM

Why a variety of genres was essential to crafting Kip Williams’ ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Michael Abourizk

The playwright and director breaks down his process for adapting Oscar Wilde’s novel to the stage.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:00AM
Thursday, April 17, 2025

New platform Broadway Resource Guide will serve as informational hub for theater industry by Michael Abourizk

The website is a product of Open Jar Studios.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:59PM

Broadway’s ‘Cult of Love’ to receive film adaptation by Michael Abourizk

Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum will produce the motion picture adaptation of Leslye Headland’s family drama.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:52PM
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

‘Thanksgiving Play’ scribe Larissa FastHorse named a Guggenheim fellow by Michael Abourizk

FastHorse will receive a fellowship in the newly created category of Indigenous Studies.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:39PM

Newly revised Alfred Uhry play will receive industry presentation in fall 2025 by Michael Abourizk

Lisa Dozier Shacket will develop and produce “Without Walls.”

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:28AM
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Gloria Estefan and Joy Huerta will lead post-show conversation at ‘Real Women Have Curves’ by Michael Abourizk

The Grammy Award winners will discuss bringing pop music to the Main Stem.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:17PM

‘Stomp’ creators Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas explain the inspiration behind five of their iconic instruments by Michael Abourizk

Finding the sound, rhythm and dynamics of “Stomp.”

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:52PM

Grosses analysis: Broadway offers 40 shows for first time in over six years by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending April 13, the 40 currently running productions grossed $44,162,127.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:39PM
Thursday, April 10, 2025

Actors’ Equity releases new employment bias report by Michael Abourizk

The publication notes particular strides in race and age parity in industry hiring practices.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:33PM

Bonnie Langford and Gavin Lee of ‘Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends’ to host post-show conversation by Michael Abourizk

The musical, which celebrates the career of the late Tony Award-winning songwriter, opened on April 8.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:49PM
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Jeff Calhoun will direct Deaf West’s Broadway-aimed ‘Elephant Shoes’ musical at Two River Theater by Michael Abourizk

The musical will be performed in both American Sign Language and spoken English.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:41PM
Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Grosses analysis: Broadway has best attended week of 2024-2025 season, while most shows drop in gross by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending April 6, the 39 currently running productions grossed $42,361,129.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:17PM

Cunard named cruise partner of 2025 Tony Awards by Michael Abourizk

The 78th annual ceremony will take place on June 8.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:45PM
Monday, April 7, 2025

Watch Robyn Hurder, Susan Stroman, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman discuss bringing ‘Smash’ to Broadway by Michael Abourizk

The musical inspired by the television series will open at the Imperial Theatre on April 10.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:00PM
Friday, April 4, 2025

How often do shows win both the top Tony Award and Olivier Award? by Michael Abourizk

Broadway News examines the count of dual Tony and Olivier Award winners.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:55PM
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

David Henry Hwang to receive 2025 Dramatists Guild award for lifetime achievement by Michael Abourizk

The playwright of “Yellow Face” and “M. Butterfly” will be honored on April 28.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:38PM

Arts and culture contributed a record $1.2 trillion to United States GDP in 2023 by Michael Abourizk

The annual economic analysis from the NEA’s Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account is now available.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:42PM
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

NYC Salt receives $10,000 grant from partnership between Moleskine and Broadway’s ‘Wicked’ by Michael Abourizk

This is the second of the “Everyone Deserves the Chance to Fly” grants to be awarded.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:49PM

Broadway’s ‘Anastasia’ to receive Australian premiere by Michael Abourizk

The Lynn Ahrens- and Stephen Flaherty-scored musical will play Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:23PM

Live capture of Broadway’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ to be released by Sony Pictures Classics by Michael Abourizk

The Tony Award-winning revival was filmed in June 2024.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:01PM

Grosses analysis: ‘Floyd Collins,’ ‘Old Friends’ and ‘Stranger Things’ start strong by Michael Abourizk

In the week ending March 30, Broadway welcomed the largest number of admissions since December.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:34PM
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